Woven Textile Designer, Handweaver
I will be at the Open Day with a loom or two, to give visitors a taste of the courses I teach for The Kings Foundation at Barley Court, the home of Highgrove Traditional Crafts.
The courses teach the traditional hand craft skills of weaving, giving students the opportunity to work with a diverse range of British Wools and plant dyed colour.
The next course I am teaching for The Prince’s Foundation at Highgrove, Tetbury, Gloucestershire in October 2023, is now available for booking via the Highgrove Traditional Crafts Eventbrite page.
I returned to West Dean College nr Chichester, last week to teach a 2 day course ‘Weaving on a Body-tensioned Loom’. The 8 students wove on two prepared warps- the first all white wool to master the basic techniques and the second Black Welsh Mountain and White Ryeland wools to start their experimentations with pattern and colour. For their third warp, students chose yarns and colours then wound their own warps and threaded their looms. The diverse outcomes from these beginner weavers was amazing – some wove in just one yarn and colour, others incorporated material they had brought with them.
From 17 May 2021 I will be pleased to welcome you back to my studio near Cirencester for mentoring, individual tuition or workshops.
The monthly ‘casual’ group weaving sessions are on hold for the present time, however in its place I am offering workshop sessions of 3 hours for individuals or two friends comfortable with each other’s proximity! A morning session can be extended after lunch is you want to stay all day. These sessions can be arranged on any weekday or saturday. For more details see under the COURSES tab.
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